Illinois lawmakers just finished a chaotic session with few results. With Madigan sentenced, the real question is whether ...

CHICAGO — Michael J. Madigan stepped onto Illinois’ public stage as a young man in the late 1960s, when he was elected as one of 118 delegates to the state constitutional convention in Springfield.

What’s publicly known about federal efforts related to the now former speaker’s political operation stretches back to at least May 2019.

The lack of ethics reforms at the Illinois Statehouse signals to the House minority leader Madigan’s playbook continues.

A federal jury convicted Michael Madigan on Feb. 12, 2025, of multiple federal charges including bribery conspiracy — but jurors deadlocked on other charges in the wide-ranging indictment, including ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

While lawmakers failed to pass ethics reform legislation this session, Senate President Don Harmon is facing criticism over a measure that would have mitigated a potential multimillion-dollar fine ...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon tried to pass legislation that would have wiped clean a potential multimillion-dollar ...

The narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

The data center developer has set up the Advanced Cooling Lab in Phoenix, Arizona, and says it will be “dedicated to testing ...

“There’s still a lot that has to get done. You have to take your time and get it right. You can’t rush and get it wrong,” ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is blasting Elon Musk's opposition to President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as a matter of too ...